Lenovo ThinkServer TS440 70AL - Configuring the System Bios to Enable Onboard Sata Raid Functionality

Note:BeforeconfiguringRAIDforyourserver,ensurethatyouuseharddiskdrivesthatareofthesametype
(SATAorSAS)andhavethesamecapacitywithinasingleRAIDarray.
YourserversupportsthefollowingtwotypesofRAIDconfigurations:
•OnboardSATAsoftwareRAIDconfigurationusingtheIntelRapidStorageTechnologyenterprise
program
TheonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDcontrollerisintegratedontheIntelC220chiponthesystemboard.
IfyourserverhasSATAharddiskdrivesthatareconnectedtothesystemboard,youcanusetheIntel
RapidStorageTechnologyenterpriseprogramtoconfigureRAID.Bydefault,yourserversupports
onboardSATAsoftwareRAIDlevels0,1,5,and10.
Fordetailedinformation,see“ConfiguringthesystemBIOStoenableonboardSATARAIDfunctionality”
onpage59
.
•AdvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfigurationusingtheWebBIOSConfigurationUtility
program;andRAIDmanagementusingtheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramandtheMegaCLI
ConfigurationUtilityprogram(requiresaRAIDcard)
SomeservermodelscomewitharequiredRAIDcardtoprovideadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAID
functionstotheserver.YoualsocanpurchasetheRAIDcardfromLenovoandinstallitintoservermodels
thatsupporttheRAIDcardtogetadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDfunctions.See“RAIDcard”on
page30
and“InstallingorremovingtheRAIDcard”onpage82formoreinformation.
Note:ForservermodelswithmorethanfourharddiskdrivesormodelsthatuseSASharddiskdrives,a
RAIDcardmustbeinstalled.
TheRAIDcardprovidestheWebBIOSConfigurationUtilityprogramtohelpyouconfigureRAID
independentlyoftheoperatingsystem.YoualsocaninstalltheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogram
andtheMegaCLIConfigurationUtilityprogramtohelpyoumanagetheRAIDarrayandRAIDcontroller
inanoperatingsystemenvironment.ThesupportedRAIDlevelsareRAID0,1,and10bydefault.For
theThinkServerRAID500Adapter,toactivateRAID5andRAID50levels,youneedtoinstallaRAID5
keyontheRAIDcard.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID500UpgradeKeyforAdvanced
RAID”onpage84
.
Fordetailedinformation,see“ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID”onpage61
.
Note:TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringsupportedRAIDand
installingsupportedoperatingsystemsanddevicedrivers.
BeforeconfiguringRAIDforyourserver,observethefollowingprecautions:
1.UseharddiskdrivesthathavethesamecapacitywithinasingleRAIDarray.
2.Useharddiskdrivesthatareofthesametype(SATAorSAS)withinasingleRAIDarray.
3.Dependingontheoperatingsystem,theprimaryRAIDmightbelimitedto2TBtotaldrivecapacity.
ConfiguringthesystemBIOStoenableonboardSATARAIDfunctionality
ThissectiondescribeshowtoconfigurethesystemBIOStoenableonboardSATARAIDfunctionality.
Note:Usethearrowkeysonthekeyboardtomakeselections.
ToenableSATARAIDfunctionality,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage47.
2.SelectDevices➙ATADriveSetup.
3.SelectConfigureSATAasandpressEnter.
4.SelectRAIDModeandpressEnter.
5.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
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